AMORIE VAN DER HOEVEN, Abraham des. - Bijbelsche landschappen, naar afbeeldingen, op de plaats zelve vervaardigd.

Amsterdam, G.J.A. Beijerinck, 1838-1839.2 volumes in 1. Contemporary half red cloth, spine richly gilt (rebacked with the original spine mounted). With 2 steelengraved title-pages and 94 steelengraved plates. VIII,(6),96; (2),96 pp.First edition. - In the 19th century, a special interest in biblical geography arose. An attempt was made to bend biblical historiography and archeology back together. The biblical travelers went to the Holy Land with the aim of identifying as many biblical sites as possible and finding clues to the authenticity of the bible. - (Foxed).

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